David Ngo

David Ngo is an Associate Provost at The New School. He leads, manages, coordinates, and oversees all university research awards, facilitates research advancements and coordinates the development of high-impact disciplinary and multidisciplinary projects. David also teaches courses for The New School in Parsons School of Design Strategies.

Reducing Administrative Burden in Federal Research Grants to Universities

The authors focus on the financial and programmatic compliance requirements of managing grants at universities, with the understanding that at a foundational level, the ethical conduct and integrity of conducting research is critical to the success of the U.S. federal government’s $40 billion annual research and development investment with universities. However, the emphasis on procedural accountability is increasingly undermining the ability of academic researchers to focus their attention on conducting the research itself.

Associate Provost
The New School
United States
(646) 909-2104

David Ngo is an Associate Provost at The New School. He leads, manages, coordinates, and oversees all university research awards, facilitates research advancements and coordinates the development of high-impact disciplinary and multidisciplinary projects. David also teaches courses for The New School in Parsons School of Design Strategies. He serves as the Co-PI on several research awards that focuses on establishing a nationally recognized cohort of universities to develop efficient and effective model policies, procedures and practices designed to reduce administrative burden for both faculty and the university, minimize audit risk, and most importantly, facilitate research within an ethical and appropriate compliance framework. He is also a Co-Director of the CERA.

He is also employed by BOBD Consulting Group, LLC as its Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. He holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Cardinal Stritch University. In 2009, David graduated from the NCURA Leadership Development Institute. In 2013, David graduated from the NCURA Executive Leadership Program.